Protective inclosure.



- D. MAPES.

PROTECTIVE INCLOSURE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT- l. I917.

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Be it known thatI, DORGHESTER. MArns, a citizen of :the United Statesyresiding at the city'of Chicago, in the countyof Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Protective Inclosures,-of which'thefollowing is a specinection with that class of styluses or needles which are used in connection with the records of, sound producing machines, and which comprise a shank carrying a point which comes in contact with the record and which follows the sinuosities and depressions thereof to reproduce the sound.

The principles of my invention are illustrated in the drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a front view of my improved device;

Fig. 2 is the foundation piece therefor;

Fig. 3 is'an enlarged cross section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. A is a similar section on-the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the package when open for use,

Fig. 6 is a section as on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, showing an alternative form of my device.

Further describing my invention with reference to the drawings: 1 is a foundation piece of cardboard or similar material, having openings 2 which may extend completely therethrough. It is scored at 3 on the front face transversely to the slots 2-2 adjacent to their upper ends so as to form the body portion 4 and the flap 5. A covering 6 of paper or similar material extending from end to end of the foundation piece is applied to the back thereof, thereby closing the rear portion of the slots. The upper edge of the covering material may be brought forwardly around the upper edge of the foundation piece to make a finish 7 for the face. The lower portion thereof should be brought forwardly around the lower edge of the foundation piece and left free, such portion 8 being gummed if desired, so that when secured to the face of Specification of Iietter slatent.

Application filed September 1, 1917. Serial No. 189,29

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the foundationpiece the'slots will be closed to formreceptacles for the needles or similar devices whichit is intended .to pack thereinI I i When so placed in the receptacles thus formed, and"secured by the portions 8 adherent to the body portion 4, the needles or styluses will. be securely held and completely protected. Any number of such card packages may be secured together orpacked inany desired manner, while .the single cards afford-ample protection in the course ofordinary. sale or merchandising.

lVhen it is desired to remove the protected articles from the receptacle, the upper portion 5 is bent backward so that the foundation piece is broken 011 the scored line 3. The flap 5 may be bent backwardly upon that portion of thecovering 6 at 6, which forms a hinge, thereby disclosing the ends 10 of the inclosed articles. They may thus be readily removed or replaced, the top portion or flap 5 forming a protecting cover. In the alternative form shown in Fig. 6

.the receptacles may be completely closed by means of a cover 12 of translucent paper or similar material, while the flaps 7 and 8 may be extended respectively over its upper and lower edges.

I claim:

1, A protective inclosure having a foundatlon piece provided with an opening, and retaining elements on the opposite faces of the foundation piece relative to the opening to form a receptacle therein, said foundation piece being weakened on its face at points adjacent to said opening whereby it may be broken to release the contents-of the receptacle, and said retaining elements being so related to each .other that one will act as a hinge when the two portions of the foundation piece are broken and turned backward relatively to each other.

2. In a protective inclosure, a foundation piece having an opening, frangible retainin means for the face of the opening, sai foundation piece being weakened on its face at points adjacent to said opening, and a relatively non-breakable retaining means on the rear of the foundation piece adapted to act as a hinge for the sectional cover formed when the foundation piece is broken where weakened.

3. A protective inclosure having a foundation piece with an opening therethrough, and scored on one face laterally from the said opening, a relatively non dation piece with an opening therethrough.

and weakened laterally from the said opening, and retaining members adherent to the opposite faces of the foundation piece to formwithin the said opening a retaining receptacle, said retaining members being so positioned that the two parts of the foundation piece when turned backwardrelatively to each other will hinge on one of the said retaining members.

5. A protective inclosure having a foundation piece'with an opening therethrough and scored on its face laterally from the Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, b y addres sing Washington, .D. G.

said opening, a translucent covering mem her for the face of the foundation piece, and a member to cover the back of the foundation piece extended to the front face i 6. Aprotective inclosure comprising relatively broad and thin foundation piece having a multiplicity of elongated openings, and front and rear cover strips for said openings, said foundation -piece "being weakened on oneface laterally from said openings whereby a sectional cover may be formed turnable backwardlyfrom the scored face upon the opposite cover strip as a hinge so that the contents may be withdrawn or replaced inthe longitudinal, line of the openings. i

In witness whereof, I havehereunto subscribed m name this 28th day of August 1917, at hicago, Illinois.

, DOROHESTER MAPES.

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